Various VE sessions were available including the GMWS session and the fee then was $6.65.  Frank W1AD and Deb NN1C guided 23 folks through the nine weeks of work.  The Breakfast Club was to meet in March at Denny’s Restaurant, Route 7 South in Rutland.  Prez. Carl Mitchell N1UAA was looking back on the Milton Hamfest at the high school and urging us to help Bernie AA1MG with preparations for Field Day in June.  This writer joined son Eric AA1SK and others from RANV in hauling tables to the high school from a church in Winooski but we had to wait until after a school dance until after midnight to off load and set up.  Arrival time for early set ups was 6 AM.

Plans were for Bob Allen WA1ONT to do some testing of handhelds for members at the meeting.  The minutes for February showed that Frank W1AD had demonstrated the digital presentation he used for the licensing course and then showed us how to register with the FCC database.  He had used http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls.  This allows the FCC to associate your social security number with your FCC call sign as part of the congressionally mandated Debt Collection Act of 1996.

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GMWS ARES Monday Night Net Control Schedule

The GMWS ARES Net is held Monday evenings starting at 7:30 PM on the 147.045 repeater (+/- 600kHz, PL=100Hz). The net presents a unique learning opportunity for area amateurs, as well as a forum for exchanging the latest amateur news. Please check in each week and join this worthwhile net. If you're just visiting the area, please feel free to join us...

Note that some nets are training nets, where local and visiting amateurs can learn the latest emergency handling techniques, as well as helpful operating tips for their home and mobile station. Other nets are "rag chew," and topics can cover the broad range of interest from those who participate. The schedule listed, below, is "good" through April, 2006. Thanks go to Albert, W1AJP, for updating the schedule for us.
 

DATE

WHO

CALL

TYPE

01 Mar 10	Rich	WB2RUM	RC
08 Mar 10	Ben	N1UKK	Training
15 Mar 10	Albert	W1AJP	RC
22 Mar 10	John	N1HLG	RC
29 Mar 10	Rich	WB2RUM	Training
05 Apr 10	Ben	N1UKK	RC
12 Apr 10	Albert	W1AJP	Training
19 Apr 10	John	N1HLG	Training
26 Apr 10	Rich	WB2RUM	RC
03 May 10	Ben	N1UKK	Training
10 May 10	Albert	W1AJP	RC
17 May 10	John	N1HLG	RC
24 May 10	Rich	WB2RUM	Training
31 May 10	Ben	N1UKK	RC
07 Jun 10	Albert	W1AJP	Training
14 Jun 10	John	N1HLG	Training
21 Jun 10	Rich	WB2RUM	RC
28 Jun 10	Ben	N1UKK	Training
05 Jul 10	Albert	W1AJP	RC
12 Jul 10	John	N1HLG	RC
19 Jul 10	Rich	WB2RUM	Training
26 Jul 10	Ben	N1UKK	RC
02 Aug 10	Albert	W1AJP	Training
09 Aug 10	John	N1HLG	Training
16 Aug 10	Rich	WB2RUM	RC
23 Aug 10	Ben	N1UKK	Training
30 Aug 10	Albert	W1AJP	RC
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Click Net Control Proceedure to download the latest GMWS/ARES District 6 NCS operating instructions.

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PREZ SEZ for March, 2010

Hi Folks,                                                                                                         

Hope everyone survived our little blizzard and monsoon this past week without too much inconvenience. A lot of us lost power for a while, with some being out much longer than others.  A few of our members who are also Red Cross members pitched in to maintain a Red Cross Shelter/warming facility during the storms last week. Not a lot of people requiring the facility, but it was nice to know that it was available to anyone displaced by the storms.  Thanks everyone who helped out.

Well, the licensing class is over, as is Ham-Con, the snow is melting for the moment, so after a little more snow it will be time to move on to Spring.

Had a nice day at Ham-Con with a group from GMWS at the Hampton Inn in Colchester this past Saturday.  It is the first area ham-fest of the season, and nice to get a chance to get up and see some of the Hams that we chat with during the year, but don't often get a chance to see. Our Intrepid little group consisting of Rich WB2RUM, Janet KB1DSR, Lorri KB1QAJ, Roger N1NWS, and myself departed Rutland in the early hours and met up with Frank W1AD, Bob WA1ONT, and Bobs friend Mike Keller, W1BNC, of Southborough MA at Rosies Restaurant in Middlebury for Breakfast before pushing on to Ham-Con. .A lot of folks at the ham-fest, and plenty of equipment and parts to look over and acquire, as well as two rooms of seminars throughout the morning.  Unfortunately, no big winners of door prizes from our group, but even so, everyone had a good time

Congratulations to 2 GMWS club members for their license upgrades to General class this month.  Lorri, KB1QAJ, and Stanley KB1SJP took the General test at the VE session at the end of this years licensing program at Pittsford. Kudos also in order to Russell Parks, KB1IZB of Bethlehem NH who traveled in from NH to pass the upgrade exam for Extra class.

A big thank you to The GMWS licensing crew for another good year.; Frank, W1AD, Chris, N6EUP and Bob, KD1YC have been running the 2010 classes for the past 2 months, with the VE testing session conducted on February 20th.  It was a small class this year, and a few of our entry level people were not able to make the test session, but hopefully can take another test session during the year.

The 2010 Vermont Amateur Radio Directory is off the presses, and at least 10 of them will be on sale at the GMWS March meeting . $6.00 each, from the officers table.  The callbook is a 68 page directory of Vermont Amateurs listed by callsign, and by name as well listings of Vermont area repeaters, clubs, and radio clubs in the area as well. It's a handy reference to have around the shack.

We have been discussing ordering of GMWS jackets and polo shirts again this year, The final sign up sheet will also be circulated during the March meeting. If you are not able to make the meeting and want to be included  on the order list, call or drop an E-mail to  one of the club officers and we will get your name added to the list.

Well that's it from here for the moment.  Hope to see you Tuesday March 9th at the Red Cross building for the GMWS meeting.

'73',

John, N1HLG

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 MEETING MINUTES for January, 2010